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AJC.com > Legislature > Georgia Beat > Archives > 2005 > February > 16 > Entry
House makes push for rush-hour travel lanes
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Georgia House today voted 103 to 57 in favor of legislation that encourages the state Department of Transportation to consider converting some emergency lanes and shoulders along the state’s most congested highways into rush-hour travel lanes.
DOT officials have deemed the idea impractical for several reasons, including safety and costs.
State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) tried unsuccessfully to amend the bill to expand the state’s mandatory seatbelt law to cover sports utility vehicles and the passenger seats of pickup trucks.
House Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) ruled Oliver’s amendment not pertinent to the bill — so there was no vote on it.
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